British Coal

HC Deb 09 March 1994 vol 239 cc250-1W

Mr. Clapham

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is his Department's estimate of the cost of inheriting the historical liabilities of British Coal when the coal industry is privatised.

Mr. Eggar

Estimates of the cost of these liabilities are provided in the explanatory and financial memorandum of the Coal Industry Bill.